linux-kernel - Re: [Patch] kexec: remove KMSG_DUMP_KEXEC (was Re: Query about kdump_msg hook into crash

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Message-ID: <20110531213704.GV16382@redhat.com>
Date:	Tue, 31 May 2011 17:37:04 -0400
From:	Vivek Goyal <vgoyal@...hat.com>
To:	Seiji Aguchi <seiji.aguchi@....com>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	KOSAKI Motohiro <kosaki.motohiro@...fujitsu.com>,
	Americo Wang <xiyou.wangcong@...il.com>,
	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>,
	linux kernel mailing list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Jarod Wilson <jwilson@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [Patch] kexec: remove KMSG_DUMP_KEXEC (was Re: Query about
 kdump_msg hook into crash_kexec())

On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 04:58:00PM -0400, Seiji Aguchi wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> As Americo said, sometimes kdump doesn't work in the real world.
> 
> So, I would like to keep discussing implementation of kmsg_dump(KMSG_DUMP_KEXEC)
> rather than just removing it.

What are you using kmsg_dump() for? Using mtdoops, ramoops or something
else?  Is it working reliably for you?

Thanks
Vivek
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